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London’s High Court rules Tsvetkov owes no $10 mln to Magdeyev

London's High Court has put an end to a dispute linked to the Graff jeweler saying that businessman Dmitry Tsvetkov has fulfilled his obligations to his former business partner Rustem Magdeev.

15:24 07.05.2020

Former business partners from Russia clash over Graff jewelry in London Court

Businessman Dmitry Tsvetkov has submitted to the High Court of Justice in England his defense against a claim of Rustem Magdeev, his former business partner in certain dealings concerning a diamond and jewellery Graff business.

15:58 11.01.2019

London court freezes assets of Kolomoisky on request of PrivatBank

The High Court of Justice in London has commenced legal proceedings against former owners and officers of PrivatBank, including Ukrainian billionaire Igor Kolomoisky, ordering to seize $2.5 billion in total.

10:58 21.12.2017

Eight people detained after terror attack in London – report

Eight people have been detained in the United Kingdom in relation to the Wednesday terror attack near the Houses of Parliament in London.

14:57 23.03.2017

London court to hear libel suit brought by ex-Russian senator Slutsker

London's High Court agreed to hear a libel suit brought by former Russian senator Vladimir Slutsker against a celebrity journalist-turned-human rights campaigner Olga Romanova over her allegations, according to the court records obtained by RAPSI on Tuesday.

16:36 10.03.2015

Aeroflot to pursue litigation against Berezovsky’s estate

Aeroflot will not withdraw its claim against the estate of Boris Berezovsky even though the late oligarch’s estate was declared insolvent by London's High Court last week.

14:55 02.02.2015

Public inquiry into Litvinenko’s death to end on March 31

A public inquiry into the death eight years ago of former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko will end on March 31, RIA Novosti says the coroner Sir Robert Owen.

16:04 20.01.2015

Retail crime up drains UK of $900 million

Retail crime has grown 18 percent on the year in Britain in the 2013-2014 fiscal year, which ended in April, and reached £603 million (nearly $909 million), according to the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) annual crime survey.

12:26 20.01.2015

UK tycoon commits suicide after Moscow real estate loss - report

Businessman Scott Young, an associate of late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, has apparently committed suicide by plunging out of the window of his uptown London apartment.

12:11 11.12.2014

London's High Court blocks bid by Rosneft to halt sanctions

London's High Court has dismissed an application filed by Russian oil giant Rosneft to block the move introducing criminal liability in the UK for violation of sanctions against Russian companies.

17:13 28.11.2014

News of the World ex-editor released from jail early

The former editor of the British tabloid, News of the World, Andy Coulson, who was sentenced to 18 months for tapping into the phones of the royal family, has been released after five months in prison, RIA Novosti reports this Friday.

14:16 21.11.2014

Russian businessman Skurikhin sentenced in UK for contempt of court - report

Pavel Skurikhin, founder and beneficiary of Siberian Agrarian Holding Group (SAHO), was found guilty of contempt of the High Court in London in absentia and sentenced to 16 months in prison, Kommersant reports on Friday.

11:31 07.11.2014

London court upholds validity of RUSAL’s purchase of Alscon in Nigeria

The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has ruled in favor of RUSAL in a lawsuit the company filed against Nigeria on the validity of its purchase of the Alscon plant in that country, RIA Novosti reports citing the company’s statement.

17:28 16.10.2014

London court drops charges against ex-Guantanamo detainee

The Crown Prosecution Service in London ruled on Wednesday to drop seven terrorism charges against former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg, who was suspected of ties with Syrian terrorists. He could be released today, RIA Novosti reports.

17:09 01.10.2014

New public inquiry to be held into Litvinenko’s death

An inquiry into the death of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko will be chaired by Sir Robert Owen, a senior judge and the coroner overseeing Litvinenko’s inquest, Home Secretary Theresa May said in a written statement to the House of Commons on Tuesday morning.

15:49 22.07.2014

London court rules to freeze former Russian senator’s assets

A court in London has ruled in favor of the Russian Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) and issued an order to freeze more than $2 billion worth of assets belonging to Sergei Pugachev.

12:13 17.07.2014

London court orders oligarch Doronin to step down as Amanresorts CEO

The London High Court has ruled that Russian property tycoon Vladislav Doronin, a partner in Amanresorts International Pte. Ltd., the UK super luxury hotel operator, must step down as chief executive, The Wall Street Journal writes.

14:46 15.07.2014

Russian student charged with manufacturing explosive substance in UK

A magistrate court in London will hear the case of a Russian student, who was arrested under an investigation into the manufacture of a suspicious substance at Newcastle University, on June 23.

11:09 18.06.2014

More Russians turn to London’s commercial court

The number of Russians turning to London’s commercial court has grown four times in the past five years, according to the research, carried out by Portland consulting company.

13:23 30.05.2014

London court renounces Russian couples’ divorce confirmed in Russia

The London Family Court did not recognize the divorce of the Solovyovs family despite receiving a certificate of dissolution of marriage from the Russian consulate.

10:44 16.05.2014